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Power outages drive supply chain worries: report

· Source: utilitydive.com

In short

Nearly 90% of global executives experienced energy-related disruptions in the past year, with 83% believing power reliability will drive the next major supply chain crisis. AI adoption is significantly increasing power demands, with three-quarters of executives expecting facility power requirements to grow by 10-50% over the next five years. Companies are now prioritizing energy resilience and regional supply chain networks over traditional labor cost optimization.

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Tags: energy, supply-chain, resilience, AI, outages, logistics

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